Chris Osgerby
UKCP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Registered)
Chris is a UKCP registered, highly experienced, Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, who works with families, couples and individuals.
Chris has more than 20 years experience working in Child and Adolescent mental health services, with children and families with a wide range of difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), adoption, depression, anxiety and behavioural issues. Chris also has many years experience working with couples, adult families and individuals.
Chris is experienced in working with difficulties such as:
Couples - relationship difficulties, communication problems, lack of intimacy.
Families with young children / teenagers - low mood, anxiety, self-esteem issues, behavioural problems, ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions. Families where a child has been adopted. Parenting support.
Adult families - arguments, disputes and misunderstandings. Difficulties between adult siblings.
He has a strong interest in working with parents who are divorced or separated, and want to think about how they continue to do the best that they can for their children, even though they are no longer in a relationship together. He also has a particular interest in working with fathers and men in general and have a strong awareness of the importance of fathers in family life. As is well known, men can find it hard to reach out for help when life is difficult and often also have smaller social networks than women, and so support from friends can be harder to access.
Chris has worked for many years in the NHS as a systemic psychotherapist.
Qualifications
Chris is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist qualifying at the Institute of Family Therapy in London in 2010. He is also a Systemic Supervisor achieving his qualification in 2018 at the Tavistock Institute, London and has a post-graduate diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Adolescents from the Institute of Psychiatry, London. Before training as a Systemic Therapist, he worked as a Psychiatric Nurse in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in hospital and out-patient settings.
Chris’ fee is £90 for individuals and £100 for couples or families, per 50 minute session. Chris accepts AXA and Aviva insurance.
"In order to improve communication and to reduce his bursts of anger, my 23 year old son agreed to join me in some 'relationship therapy' with Chris. We only had a few sessions but it enabled the start of some conversations and for me to explain how I felt and for my son to hear and listen. Things have become easier, less tense and calmer at home and I feel that my son now sees how better communication leads to a much better atmosphere. The dogs have noticed it too! We only had four sessions but Chris guided things appropriately. The penny seemed to drop and my son has suggested we carry on our conversations at home but knows we can go back to Chris if we would like to in the future" - Client 2024
